The club charged the architect to develop a Master Plan aimed at preserving the stature and overall aesthetic appeal of the 32-year-old championship track.

Kemper Lakes Golf Club, Kildeer, Ill., has selected an golf course architect to renovate the 18-hole northwest suburban Chicago layout, site of the 1989 PGA Championship and other significant pro and amateur tournaments.

The club charged the architect to develop a Master Plan aimed at preserving the stature and overall aesthetic appeal of the 32-year-old championship track.

“Our first priority for the course will be to renovate the bunkers, but obviously we want that done within the context of a Master Plan,” said Kemper Lakes General Manager Janet Dobson. “In undertaking this renovation our goal is to achieve long-term management and operational efficiencies without sacrificing the strength and character of the existing design. We want to continue to provide a wonderful golf experience for our members while preserving a tour quality golf course.”

The bunker project will contain changes that will be obvious to every day golfers—such as the renovation and re-positioning of bunkers—but many of the contemplated improvements likely will not be noticed by golfers. The project will look to achieve improvements in subsurface course and bunker drainage to enhance playability as well as to improve consistency of sand in the bunkers.